| Show the nit ono of the most singular and at alin same timo distressing accidents which lias been chronicled for many a day took place in gulch recently alio victim being 1 miner living here and named henry sullivan laic in hie afternoon lie ww brought to the of dr who knew liim personally ho was al the liine from a severe cut on cadi side of his icy near the and a fracture fr acturo of both bones an injury of this character at that spot is nn extremely lenons tenons one and nil possible was done to his pain how lie received dio injury and how ho reached the city embody nn exceedingly interesting story of fortitude lives as many other miners do entirely alone in a log cabin liand of the gulch among alio llio tools an d articles in his humble place of abado waa se attil trap such as h u wl in catching brait and heavy game its shape when open WHA oval lint when alie spring was touched two seta of cruel sprang together closing on whatever happened to be in range be it man or acal tho imp had nut been used for a long time and stood open in a corner of the place it occurred to sullivan that alie trap might do some dam ago in that condition and accordingly he pulled it out to the middle of the conr to close it up in its long period ut alio springs laid become rusty and alie working portions of it stuck together refusing to operate sullivan willi it for quite a time and then becoming angry picked up a hatchet and began hammering at it still alio jaws refused to shut and without thinking of the consequences lie thrust his foot against the leer and struck it again at that instant hero was a clash and alio sprang shut pinning him jual above alio ankle alie springs were of tho most powerful make and as there was no loosening them when they had once caught van in his agony felt his vcr bones crack under tho death liko grip and half fainted as lio fell to the bloor then nerving himself for a desperate cubit lie wrenched at the stout drori with both hands but loosening it the fraction of an inch an hour of pain and terror followed and a new idea occurred to him alio trap was fastened at alic base with he ivy screws bulled at cither side A wrench lay reach and grasping it with alio llio strength of desperation lie succeeded at length in the bolts tho steel liars dropped and lio was arcu it is ss to upon his journey of a mile and a halt up the gulch to the nearest house and liow ho was finally carried to this city his injuries arc of such a nature that lie may po sun er the amputation of tho foot sullivan is an old man leadia llo |
